Robert Randolph & The Family Band FOH engineer Sean Quackenbush uses Auralex GRAMMA isolation risers to decouple the guitar and bass amps from the stage.

A total of five DiGiCo boards are in use on the Aerosmith/ZZ Top tour: SD7 (Aerosmith FOH Jim Ebdon), CS-D5s (Aerosmith in-ear mixes by Brad Johnson and Tony Luna) and two SD8s (ZZ Top FOH engineer Toby Francis and monitor engineer Jake Mann). Tour production is provided by PRG (Aerosmith) and Clair Global (ZZ Top)…The Minnetonka, Minn., Performing Arts Center's facelift includes a new NEXO GEO S8 system in a L/C/R/sub configuration, courtesy Electronic Design Company…A new concert hall at Dresden University of Music (Germany) features a Studer Vista 8 used with a D21m I/O system…Miami-based systems integration firm Multi Image Group has purchased 110 Crown I-Tech HD amps.